GOP Senators: Take the war budget out of pork
posted at 6:20 pm on November 16, 2007 by Bryan
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It’s similar to the idea I had last night, only more direct.
As you develop contingency plans to keep funding available for the troops in harm’s way, we strongly urge you to cut unnecessary Congressional earmarks as your first source of funding.
The Defense Appropriations bill President Bush recently signed contains over 2.000 earmarks accounting for over $5 billion in wasteful spending. These projects divert critical defense resources from our men and women in combat to projects such as studying brown tree snakes and funding youth golf programs.
That’s in a letter from Senators John McCain, Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint to SecDef Robert Gates. It’s the right idea. If Congress wants to play, make them play hardball and write their pork out of the DoD spending bill that has already been passed. Jack Murtha and just about every other Democrat stands to lose quite a bit of earmarked spending that’s in that bill. $5 billion won’t buy but about a month of the war, but taking it out would encourage the Democrats to become a little more cooperative. And if they don’t, then you make layoffs hit Democrat districts disproportionately (within the constraints of keeping the military viable, obviously).
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I agree wholeheartedly. Hit ‘em hard.
Vizzini on November 16, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Good move, now let’s see if the Republicans will hold the line and not capitulate.
Weebork on November 16, 2007 at 6:40 PM
Target on Murtha….. ready on the right, ready on the left….all ready on the firing line!
MNDavenotPC on November 16, 2007 at 6:48 PM
ROFLMAO!!!!!
Right. Like they’ll really ever do that.
BacaDog on November 16, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Amen and woooohooooooo!
Jaibones on November 16, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Political hardball. These are historic times my friends.
csdeven on November 16, 2007 at 6:53 PM
i love that picture
ernesto on November 16, 2007 at 7:07 PM
I work for the government, Keep the pork, it would serve them right. I will gladly work OT without pay to help the guys and gals that put it all on the line 24/7.
PaKeystoner on November 16, 2007 at 7:09 PM
Start with cutting the defense contract given to Diana Feinstein’s husbands firms by difi .
As to their districts well its not like they support the military any way so why should the military support them .
Mojack420 on November 16, 2007 at 7:29 PM
After reading that sick article at the SF Gate (mentioned above), I think we should pull all the pork from SF, wall that city off and not let anyone in or out.
I love the letter, but unfortunately, the GOP doesn’t have the backbone to follow through with it.
jdawg on November 16, 2007 at 7:36 PM
If San Francisco is ever walled off, and either the president or his daughter crash land there, we could always send in Snake Plissken to the rescue!
Weebork on November 16, 2007 at 7:48 PM
Maverick….you magnificent son of a b!tch!
Gates should first target all crap that Murtha dumped and did not even have the guts to defend on the floor of the House.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 16, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Two-four Fire Mission, Azimuth 3450, from Check Point 9, right 700 add 900, Fat A$$ Mike Foxtrot in open, will adjust. Battery one round fuse VT in effect.
MB4 on November 16, 2007 at 8:56 PM
I hope they have the Malkins to react in this way. If the Republicans would happen to grow some Malkins and force their issues in these ways we’d do fine from here on out. It’d be about time.
Griz on November 16, 2007 at 9:14 PM
What he said!
Neocon Peg on November 16, 2007 at 9:32 PM
Griz, the Republicans will never grow some, get used to it. It hurts less when you know it’s coming!
Neocon Peg on November 16, 2007 at 9:34 PM
I agree Peg, bunch of whimps…what exactly does the Republican Party stand for anymore?
oldernslower on November 16, 2007 at 9:57 PM
I hope someone realizes this is a golden opportunity…
canvas on November 16, 2007 at 10:04 PM
Ooh! My opinion of McCain just went up a number of points.
Lawrence on November 16, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Great idea, but i don’t think congressional repugnants actually have the bawls, at least the have never demonstrated they have before.
paulsur on November 17, 2007 at 12:07 AM
He went up 5 points in my McCain personal approval rating.
He now stands at 5 percent.
Valiant on November 17, 2007 at 9:10 AM
John McCain Grunts, Groans, and Strains like an Elephant, but sh*ts like a gnat.
I stole that from a friend of mine
franksalterego on November 17, 2007 at 11:00 AM
It’s not up to Republicans to follow through, guys. The money’s already appropriated.
It’s up the the Defense Department how to allocate it, and if the porks’ going to get the axe, it’s the DOD that will wield it.
Typhoon on November 17, 2007 at 12:55 PM
thats a beautiful thing.
ctmom on November 17, 2007 at 1:49 PM